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by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

[Monday, January 20, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, violently broke into and searched Palestinian homes, kidnapping eleven Palestinians.

Palestinian security sources said that the army interrogated legislator Khaled Sa’id Yahia, 56, in his home in the northern West bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped a woman identified as Woroud Adel Boshnaq, 48.

Soldiers also invaded Qabatia and Jaba’ towns, near Jenin, and conducted military searches before withdrawing from the two towns.

Furthermore, soldiers invaded Halhoul town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, broke into and searched several homes, kidnapping three Palestinians, including two brothers.

The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Ali Sobhy Al-Baba, 25, his brother Mahmoud, 14, and Mohammad Yousef Zama’ra, 24.

Dozens of soldiers also broke into homes in Shuhada Street, in the center of Hebron, and searched them, causing anxiety attacks among several children.

Soldiers also installed several roadblocks leading to a number of towns and villages, south of Hebron, stopping and searching dozens of cars while interrogating the occupants.

In addition, soldiers prevented villagers of the Um Al-Kheir village, near Hebron, from entering their own farmlands and orchards, kidnapped two brothers and detained several Palestinians.

The kidnapped brothers have been identified as Husam Suleiman Hathaleen, 16, and his brother Omar, 17 years of age.

Also, dozens of soldiers invaded the Rantees village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped Mohammad Torky, Sa’ad Wahdan, and Soheib Ash-Shabah, after searching their homes.

Eyewitnesses stated that several Israeli military jeeps also invaded Beiteen village, northeast of Ramallah, kidnapping Abdullah Hamed and Tareq Ahmad Hamed.

Israeli soldiers conduct daily invasions, assaults and arrests targeting the Palestinians and their property in different parts of the occupied West Bank.

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